After reading this, what reason is there not to work hard?

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Time flies so fast; before we know it, another week has arrived. For those of us in the power industry, what we look forward to with both anticipation and anxiety is the annual electrician examination. It not only brings us material benefits but also provides us with spiritual rewards. A colleague said that he had met many trainees, and one elderly man left a deep impression on him. Although that man was near retirement age, he still insisted on signing up for the course. Many staff members said to him, \"At your age, you don’t lack money; you should be at home enjoying your retirement rather than going through all this trouble.\" The old man’s reply was surprising; he said that he had spent his entire life working in the electricity sector, and now that he finally had some free time, he wanted to take this exam just to prove that all those years he spent in that industry hadn’t been in vain. After hearing his explanation, the colleague felt a bit ashamed. What are your thoughts on this?